In a letter to the Co. Council, the Department of Agriculture acknowledged that the Dunmore East Harbour needed to be dredged and said that it would cost around €6 million, waterford-news.ie reports. The letter stated, “This is a significant outlay in the current context of the national finances and competing exchequer demands.” Sinn Féin Cllr. [...]
Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners Harbour Office has invited bidders for dredging and marine works at the Harbour area. Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners intends to remove seabed sediment and debris by plough to facilitate the installation of a floating steel pontoon. The work covered by this contract consists of the removal of approximately 4,925m3 of bed [...]
Upon request of the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners, Anthony D Bates Partnership (ADBP) has completed a hydrographic survey to determine if dredging is required and if so, establish the extent. This involved undertaking of a single beam survey of the approach channel and all of the water area north of this approach channel up to the [...]
Research conducted by an independent veterinary scientist has quashed the Gladstone Ports Corporation’s argument that flooding and freshwater influx from the 2011 floods has been the cause of diseased marine life in Gladstone Harbour. Supported by the Gladstone Fishing Research Fund, the Report highlights dredging by the Gladstone Ports Corporation and a failure to implement [...]
After a series of computer simulator tests, the plans for a deeper channel in Portsmouth Harbour were approved. The Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers needed the channel to be deeper in order to sail in and out of the harbour. According to Portsmouth.co.uk, the plans will include dredging of a new 30ft-deep approach channel [...]
Queensland Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney’s comments today on removing Gladstone Harbour from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area show the LNP is prepared to sacrifice the Reef for mining profits, and put the spotlight on whether the federal government will remain complicit. “Mr Seeney’s comments are an admission that mass dredging is an environmental [...]
A $6 million upgrade of Milford Sound harbour at Fresh Water Basin has commenced. The planned work includes replacement of the existing wharves. The new ones were built by E-Type Engineering and are more robust and will absorb berthing impact. They weigh 45 tonnes each. Also the upgrade will include movement of the existing breakwater [...]
Erin Brockovich, the name is synonomous with standing up for the little guy and taking the fight to big corporations who have wronged the community. Taking time out of her busy schedule with Shine Lawyers, Erin appeared on Channel 7’s Today Tonight Thursday 5th April, to discuss Gladstone Harbour and the environmental issues the dredging [...]
According to brecorder.com, fishing vessels are facing serious navigational problems to steer into Karachi fish harbour because the channel draft has reached its lowest level. Karachi Fish Harbour Authority (KFHA) is waiting for a response from Karachi Port Trust (KPT) to dredge the sea passage, sources said on Saturday. “We (KFHA) are still waiting for [...]
$6 million worth of harbour upgrade works were activated in the Milford Sound’s main harbour. This is the single most important investment by the Milford Sound Development Authority (MSDA) in the previous 20 years. At the moment the harbour poses limitations for the boats that are passing through it. According to Otago Daily Times, the [...]
